New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-21
cast out the beam from its own eyoi may sec
clearly to pick tho mote from the eye OF society.
THE latest RAIN EPHOBI4.

THE LATEST BLAINEPHOBfA
There are many and curious varieties Of the
Blainephobia, but none Of them arc more anus
ing than the habit certain people have of
ascribjng all phenomena in politics, all strange
appearances in the heavens, to Blaihcs Sleep
less and malign influence. paper which has
been properly friendly to him makes some COM
mcnt on passing affairs, Of IFS own motion ana
without giving any special thought TO conSc-
oucnccs. Blaine inspired 1T. a knot OF he-
pubicans get together. and there Is an cDu'ii-
ton of enthusiasm for Blaine, rs there usually
is " hen Republicans get together. ms means
q Blaine plot, with the wicked man from Name
working away in the centre as busy as SPIDER
Somcthing is going to happcn-BlaInc wants
il. II is happcnlng-Bianc is moving heaven
and earth to bring it about. But IL doesn't
happen after al well, Blaine changed his
mind.
Tho most comical manifestations OF tins
singular politc;.i malady were seen during the
recent convention Of Republican clubs. There
never was, probably, gathering III This codn-
try less open 10 the charge OF manipulation
The very nature of it forbade any such accuS'l-
non from reasonable men. III IL had sprung
from any definite organization 'hcrc mShC
have been less absur1ily in such suspicious.
But il was simply mass meeting, TO when
any club that carried Kcputiican banner three
wears AGO could send delegates. 1t was simply
= crowd-a very respectable crowd to be sulc.
= crowd of earnest and intelligent men, but still
only a crowd. Almost every man there had
voted for Banc-pCrhap> all Of them had ana
SO the mention Of his Lame naturally evoked
great enthusiasm. But To the sufferers from
Ilnncpbobia every cheer was evidence OF
plot. They saw anpulation IN every motion.
Now Blaine showed his hand now no
" stabbed sherman" And all tins time tins
restless conspiratOr was three thousand mics
away. conceal NJ his Vaccinations 50 well that
he seemed to be principally occupied IN seeing
pictures in the Louvre and taking daiiy dive
in The Bots. while not one of his friends here,
who. according to the Blaincphobl,tN. are his
accomp,iccS in the game, can, IN reality say
vhc.lcr he is to be a candidate for the KcpuD-
tan nomination neat year or not
The late Mr. Tidcn had very much the rcpu-
tation the B!aincphobISts would give to the
' ainc statesman. 1t came to point at last
where he was credited in the popular mind
with supcrhumln cunning and aStutcnr>S. and
when any political incident, Of any KIND or
description whatsoever which could not be-
othcrw st accounted ion. was always held to be
satisfactorily explained when it was lald to
7 ildcn. Their" were many who even believed
that he hllcd the great Iamm1nN crowd II
rough, 20 90 to tn" II. loni> Convention and
oppose hi, nomination III their Characteristic
way. so rs 10 cause 4 reaction IN his favor
lm in TIdcn'S c.,>r there was groundwork
II fact on which t. build this Supcr>tucturc II
extravaganza. he va~ given 10 secrecy and
>tiatagomS. H. preferred 10 whisper rather
ban 60 =. 4, aloud. Ilc would muruur The most
statements into the iuncimo,t
fcccS,cS OF hir ntc,iocutor's ear. even 4 there
were 10 one else within run~hot. Ii" was
,ccr.tivc and cautious in the iasi dcrcc. H.
likod t. Do the most commonplace things M
a diplomatic way. Is was said ~ another
character II be- had q cabbage
to carve. he would steal ON it from bchiud and
carve il with 4 device II was not strange.
then. That he eot even greater reputation Tor
,lyncsS than he deserved.
But Nr. Blaine is 4 man of quite the opposite
cmpcramcnt-buhbling over with IDEAS. frank
and fec m the expression of them. sometimes
implI-iyc always ardent and positive. fl.
>occ,s $, has always boon won by the force of BIS
personality. H. has been three time, voted
for IN National Convention. Twice ho mar
lowly escaped victory. thc third time hc OBJ
tanned IT, VI - non" II the>. time, did BE-
owe any Of his strength 70 patronage or vhaI
is commoil known Il, organ a.l,n. And nov.
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